Air Force Weather Agency
2005 Tropical Cyclone Season
Support Review
• Surveillance SupportSurveillance Support
• DMSP System DMSP System
• Spacecraft Status Spacecraft Status Typhoon 13W (Talim)Typhoon 13W (Talim)30 Aug 2005, 0745Z 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z
DMSP F12 Multispectral DMSP F12 Multispectral
Kadena ABKadena ABOkinawaOkinawa
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JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
• Alternate JTWC Satellite Operations
METSAT Applications BranchMETSAT Applications Branch Analysis Bulletin Product
Support to…..
AFWA Support
AFWAOffutt AFB NE
Analysis Bltns: 4373Systems Tracked: 139
NHOP 27%
JTWC73%
2005
AFWA Support METSAT Analysis Bulletins - 2005METSAT Analysis Bulletins - 2005
AFWAOffutt AFB NE
180 140
CPHCCPHC NHCNHC NHCNHC
JTWC 3185 / 73%NHOP 1188/ 27% 4373
EQEQ34%
29%10%
18%9% >1%
METSAT Analysis Bulletins (Basin Distribution - 2005)
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METSAT Analysis Bulletins (All Basins - Monthly 2005)
JTWC: 3185 NHOP: 1188
’98-04 Avg.
Offutt AFB NE
DMSP IMAGING FEATURES - OPERATIONAL LINESCAN SYSTEM (OLS) -- Constant Cross-Track Resolution -- Low-Light Image sensing -SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I)
STORED READOUT: OFFUTT AFB
Hurricane Rita
DMSP F16
Night-time visible
20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT
DMSP Low-Light Image Sensing
Hurricane Rita
DMSP F16
Night-time visible
Moonlight Illumination
20 Sept 2005 – 0052 GMT
DMSP Low-Light Image Sensing
26 Sep 05 vs Baseline ImageDMSP F15Nighttime – 1.5nm ResolutionVisible/Infrared CompositeIR - Blue – CloudVis – Yellow – City Lights
Baseline Image23 Sep 05 0307Z (22 Sep 05 2207 CDT)
Hurricane Rita Power BlackoutDMSP Nighttime Imagery Comparison
26 Sep 050222Z (25 Sep 05 2122 CDT)
DMSP: STORED READOUT
Tracking Station NetworkRelay to Offutt AFB
OFFUTT AFBAFWA
FNMOC
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FAIRBANKS
TRACKING
TRACKING STATION
HAWAII
TACTICAL SITES
DOMSAT
TRACKING
Suitland
SOCC
THULE
STATION
STATION
ATM *
New Boston
SPACECRAFT LOCAL TIME SENSORS
F13F13 0633/1833 0633/1833 OLS-SSM/IOLS-SSM/I
F14F14 0619/18190619/1819 OLS-SSM/IOLS-SSM/I
F16F16 0813/20130813/2013 OLS-SSM/ISOLS-SSM/IS
F15F15 0828/2028 0828/2028 OLS- SSM/IOLS- SSM/I
DMSP SPACECRAFT STATUS Stored Readout
PrimarySecondarySecondary (1 of 4 Recorders Remaining)Secondary
F-17- Scheduled to Launch ~Sept 2006
- FEATURES: -- Spl Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder -- Solid State Recorders -- Planned LTAN 0630/1830 (Replace F13)
DMSP SPACECRAFT
Air Force Weather Agency
2005 Tropical Cyclone Season
Support Review
• Surveillance SupportSurveillance Support
• DMSP System DMSP System
• Spacecraft Status Spacecraft Status Typhoon 13W (Talim)Typhoon 13W (Talim)30 Aug 2005, 0745Z 30 Aug 2005, 0745Z
DMSP F12 Multispectral DMSP F12 Multispectral
Kadena ABKadena ABOkinawaOkinawa
